Storage shelving construction



y 1958 w. E. cHALMER ET AL 2,844,261 STORAGE SHELVING CONSTRUCTION FiledSept. 25, 1956 M 2 me 1% United States Patent STORAGE SHELVINGCONSTRUCTION William E. Chalmers, Halethorpe, and George J. Holiman,Catonsville, Md.; said Chalmers assignor to Yankee Engineering Company,Inc., a body corporate of Baltimore County, Md.

Application September 25, 1956, Serial No. 611,882 2 Claims. (Cl.211-90) This invention relates to storage shelving construction and hasfor its object the provision of a construction that is easily andquickly erected, and that is strong and sturdy in use. Another objectofthe invention is the production of shelving in a comparatively longstrip, length of which may be cut therefrom to conform to the space tobe fitted with shelves. Another object of the invention is theconstruction of a device to provide a relatively large storage space inproportion to the material used in the construction thereof. Stillanother object of the invention is the provision of shelving having abar with a supporting surface secured to the bar, the shelving requiringno vertical supporting members at the outer side of the shelving.

From the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combination of parts, hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of shelving constructedaccording to the precept of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view of the structure.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a portion of the device with parts in sectionand parts broken away.

Figure 4 is a view showing another method of erecting the device. I

Figure 5 is a fragmental plan view of a modified form of shelfsupporting means.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on line 66 of Figure 5.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference,

the numeral 10 designates a channel bar of appropriate dimensionscomprising legs 11 and a web 12 connecting the legs 11. A series ofloops 14 are arranged in hori-' zontal spaced relation along the bar 10,each loop having a leg 15 extending from opposite ends of the arcuateloop 14. The legs 15 extend in approximately parallel relation to eachother, inwardly to the web 12 of the bar 10. Holes 12a and 12b areprovided in the web for insertion of a'leg from each adjacent loop, andthe said legs are securely welded together and to the bar on the innersurface of the bar at 16. To further strengthen the structure andprovide rigidity throughout the length thereof, the legs 15, near theirouter ends, are welded together at 17 thus rendering the entire lengthof shelving a uniform supporting surface.

Installation of the shelving is simple and quickly accomplishedrequiring only the driving of screws 18 or other fastening means throughholes 10a in the bar 10 into the wall 19 or studding thereof as shown inthe drawing. In Figure 4 is shown a form of double tiers of shelvingwhich requires only the erection of a series of studs or uprights 20between the ceiling 21 and the "ice 2. floor 22. On opposite faces ofthe studs 20 are secured, back to back, thebars 10 in the mannerhereinbefore described. In this construction, two tiers of shelves areprovided within much less transverse space than formerly required fortwo tiers of shelves.

In Figures 5 and 6 of the drawing I have illustrated a modified form ofshelving installation means which embodies the use of spaced parallelangle bars A that may be attached to a wall or beam in any desirablemanner, the angle bars having transversely elongated vertically spacedopenings 23 formed therein for the reception of the hooks 24 whichextend from plates 25 that are welded to the ends of the channel bars 26to which the legs 27 of the loops which provide the shelves, areconnected, as better shown by Figure 1 of the drawing.

With this form of shelving support, it will be obvious that the bars 26that support the shelving loops 14 may be readily and easily removed andreplaced by merely tilting the bars upwardly and inserting the hooks 24in said openings and then allowing the bars todrop to the position asshown by Figure 6. This change in the shelving may be made to meetvarious requirements of use.

It is to be understood that the loops 14, although shown in the drawingas being arcuate, may be of any polygonal shape desired. Of primeimportance is the increase in shelving space provided by the structureabove described. Space is saved longitudinally by reason of the factthat vertical supporting columns at the front of the shelving aredispensed with. Greater saving in space is effected in the verticaldimension than in the longitudinal because of the limited thickness ofthe material of which the supporting shelf is constructed. It has beenfound in actual practice that 25% more space is provided with the hereindescribed structure than with the wooden shelving heretofore used.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a shelving structure, a longitudinal bar having a plurality ofaligned openings therein, a series of horizontal U-shaped loops, legsextending from opposite ends of said loops, the adjacent legs ofadjacent loops extending in parallel proximity to each other, the endsof said legs extending through said openings in said bar and welded tothe bar, the legs and loops projecting laterally from the bar at anapproximately right angle thereto forming a supporting shelf, andwelding securing the outer end of each leg of each loop to the adjacentleg of an adjacent loop.

2. Shelving comprising spaced parallel vertical uprights havingtransversely elongated openings, a longitudinal shelf bar, horizontalU-shaped shelf members extending laterally from said shelf bar providinga supporting shelf, and hooks extending from the ends of said shelf baropposite the shelf members and hooked into said elongated openings,removably securing said horizontal shelf bar to said vertical bars.

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